Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
37,850 number
in 2019
Sweden
9,487 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th
Sweden rank
34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 37,850 number against 9,487 number in Sweden, a difference of 28,363 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.0 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 8,671 number 7,740 number 931.26 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 14,053 number 9,948 number 4,105 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 27,651 number 10,066 number 17,585 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 37,850 number against 9,487 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
28,363 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.